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A. Company Background: htto://www.nrairieresto.com/mission.shtml (Follow the blue links to learn more) <br />Prairie Restorations, Inc. (PRI) has been dedicated to the restoration and management <br />of native plant communities for over 39 years. We are fortunate to have worked with <br />thousands of clients on a wide variety of projects in both the public and private <br />sectors throughout the Upper Midwest. <br />The PRI staff currently consists of 45 full-time professionals and about an equal <br />number of seasonal employees which operate out of six Minnesota locations. Most of <br />the staff has B.S. degrees in natural resource related fields such as biology, forestry, <br />horticulture or wildlife. As a full service restoration company, PRI is able to provide <br />our clients expertise and service in all facets of native landscape restoration. Along <br />with consulting, design, installation and land management services, we also produce <br />our own local ecotype seed and plant materials which are used on all of our projects. <br />The PRI Team is committed to and passionate about protecting and enhancing our <br />valuable natural resources. It is this dedication that is brought to each and every one <br />of our projects. We are proud to offer the best expertise, services and products <br />available in the industry and appreciate the opportunity to provide you with this <br />proposal. <br />B. Site preparation: http://www.nrairieresto.com/installation Dreoaration.shtml <br />1. Remove invasive woody species by flush cutting and stump treating with Triclopyr <br />herbicide (Garton 4° or equivalent). To be completed by City Employees. <br />2. Mow the existing vegetation, preferably with a sickle or flail type mower, to a height <br />of 4" to 6". This will keep the non-native cool season (the target species) active and <br />susceptible to herbicide application. To be completed by City Employees. <br />3. Later in fall, after the native grasses have gone dormant, apply a glyphosate herbicide <br />(Roundup° or equivalent) with appropriate surfactants, as per manufacturer's <br />directions, to the actively growing non-native vegetation in the project area. Site <br />preparation will resume the following spring. <br />4. If needed, in spring of 2017 re -spray with a glyphosate herbicide (Roundup° or <br />equivalent). <br />5. Remove the dead vegetation by implementing a controlled burn using appropriate <br />procedures, equipment and permits. <br />6. Harrow the soil to create a smooth seedbed. <br />2 <br />